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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Admit it: You think you can manage the Phillies. It’s OK. You’re not alone. Wannabe skippers are the fuel for sports-talk radio. Among the more popular items in the Phillies’ annual charity auction is a chance to assist with managing a spring-training game. Who among us hasn’t scribbled a lineup or two, or 100, or 1,000? For two years, the discourse about the Phillies’ batting order centered on Rob Thomson’s choice of leadoff hitter. But whatever you might think of Kyle Schwarber — and no, he doesn’t run well or make enough contact — he gets on base and sees as many pitches …

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